RibbieRubarb Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 This is an odd and compelling story. I hope everything turns out well for him. It seems to be a physical and pyschological disease that he began showing symptoms of while he was in Oakland. Might explain his lack of effectiveness here or not. Still, I wonder if Beane knew before trading him. hmmm. Anyway, here's the article about it. Sad. http://www.ktvu.com/news/9264350/detail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 How can something that's coming off your skin be mental? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Wow. That's bizarre. Muscle twitches and loss of muscle memory? That may explain Koch's velocity loss since this disease affects the muscle in some way, as well as the skin. I'm glad I never hung the 'roid tag on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Wow that's insane, and explains a lot. Hopefully they figure this out so Billy and his family and all the others involved can have some piece. And yeah I'm glad I didn't hang the roids tag either, that must be torture having something that painful AND having the doctors confused and helpless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Prawn Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 (edited) That sounds absolutely horrific. I hope his family and all the other people suffering from this find some answers and relief soon. Edited May 25, 2006 by Queen Prawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I read a blip about this last night. Very sad to hear. Hopefully the whole family is able to overcome and recover. Though he struggled a lot in a White Sox uni, he was very likable for being extremely stand-up, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Many of us in Florida were also confused by his strange behavior. On one hand I'm glad it's finally been explained; on the other hand, I'm saddened to find that it was worse than everyone thought. Not only trying to work with this disease, but knowing that his WIFE and his KIDS had it as well, is enough to make anyone fall apart physically and mentally. My heart goes out to Billy and his family and I hope doctors can find an effective treatment soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Wow. That is really disturbing. I'm surprised this hasn't been reported further - the disease in general, I mean. How bizarre, and frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 So, if both he and his wife have it, clearly it's related to something in their environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Wow, that's terrible news... and a very frightening disease. I hope that researchers find a treamtment for it soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHAMBARONS Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Wow, here is to a speedy recovery One thing I noticed about the article was the three areas that have had reports of this terrible illness. Bay Area, Gulf Coast and East Flordia the only thing the have in common is they are next to large water areas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewashed in '05 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 I hope they find something to help all those people out ASAP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Hope they get well. Koch has always been a good guy, he doesn't deserve this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 Oh my, that's awful. They can have my prayers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerbaho-WG Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 QUOTE(BHAMBARONS @ May 25, 2006 -> 03:16 PM) Wow, here is to a speedy recovery One thing I noticed about the article was the three areas that have had reports of this terrible illness. Bay Area, Gulf Coast and East Flordia the only thing the have in common is they are next to large water areas The one corollary discovered by doctors that many people with Morgellons also had Lyme disease sometime prior. There is debate, as the article mentioned, of whether this is adelusional parasitosis or an actual disease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 QUOTE(BHAMBARONS @ May 25, 2006 -> 03:16 PM) Wow, here is to a speedy recovery One thing I noticed about the article was the three areas that have had reports of this terrible illness. Bay Area, Gulf Coast and East Flordia the only thing the have in common is they are next to large water areas not to sound racist or start a fight - but they also have large illegal immigrant populations... disease brought with them do you think? possibly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthshiner Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Thats gotta be hell every day. It's too bad it happened to Koch as he was always a stand up guy even after he blew a save. I remember one game where he blew the save then in the Sox won it in the bottom of the 9th. After the game Koch said that the other closer "pulled a Koch." get well soon Billy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinningUgly85 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 QUOTE(SnB @ May 25, 2006 -> 09:04 AM) How can something that's coming off your skin be mental? kind of scary, you never know with new diseases whether or not there could be an outbreak of mass purportions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I agree this is horrible. Especially when it's something mysterious and it affects your entire family. Billy may not have been the best acquistion here, but at least he accepted his mistakes and was a stand-up guy. Let's hope he recovers soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 Koch is living proof that a positive attitude and hard-work do not always equal success. He is, however, also living proof that a positive attitude and hard-work always brings respect on some level. That's something people strive for, and he got it. Best of wishes to Koch and his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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